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  Finances

  by former2free in

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  2. friends

  i thank all of you for the warm welcome and having read my bio.

  i look forward to many discussions and hopefully in the future to be able to be open about it with my wife and kids.

  but for now i have a question.

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  Son think about the accounts report that used to be given at the KH. I think now it is just posted on the information board. Read that account report you will find it is very vague. This started many years ago when you was a child. By them using the word simplify they started giving less and less information about where the money goes. As a example let' say X amount of money goes to the kingdom preaching work. In it self that sounds alright but are we really sure that's what it is used for? There is no accounting of it after it goes into that fund.

  I saw this happening years before I woke up and left. That is why it is so hard to track the money. This word simplify is a great cult word tool they use. Dad aka Still Totally ADD
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  How do you deal with the smoke?

  by compound complex in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i hope you're not dealing with wildfires in your area.

  currently, california is under siege.

  we, in the sierra nevada foothills, had our major conflagration last october and needed to evacuate.

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  In 2007 in North central FL we went through wild fires for about a month. I believe it engulf close to 100,000 acres and million acres just north of us in GA. There was evacuation of our area and we was told by the fire fighters we were going to lose our house. Lucky for us the two massive fires that was coming from two diffrent directions ran in to each other and blew themselves out. In other words there was little to no fuel for the fires to burn. The fire stop about 1/4 mile from our place. Sparks from the fires keep starting up other little fires all around our property. One which burned right up to our property. Smoke, ash in the air summer heat of FL and no sun but orange skies for days was everywhere. To me it truly look like what the time of the end would look.

  My advice CC is stay in air conditions house as much as possible and wear a face mask to protect yourself from smoke outside. Good luck to you and stay safe. Dont forget to thank the fire fighters if you get a chance for putting their life on the line to protect your area. Take care. Still Totally ADD
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  Former2free bio and intro

  by former2free in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  oh where to begin i am a born in witness witness mother and father and grandparents though only 2 of the 4. i was born in the early 80’s and immediately my parents faced the blood transfusion issue course in their minds at the time it wasn’t an issue it was not gonna happen.

  i don’t wanna go into too much detail but fortunately it worked out well as is evidenced by my writing of this back story.

  i had the usual spiritual goals that most witness children have i got baptized at 13 then i started running mics and doing sound and giving more talks.

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  Proud parent bumping my son thread. You are a good man flipper. Still Totally ADD
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  Don't even try it!

  by JTrottigy in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  there are many here who think they can infiltrate my web-site.

  be warned that we administrators of jwtalk call the listed congregation on your application for membership in our site to verify if they know you!.

  some of you have slipped through the cracks and got into our site, but rest assured, we will find you out and ban you!.

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  To much Star Trek if you ask me. We are the borg, we will assimilate you. We will add you to our perfection. Resistance is futile. Lol please get a real life and find out what the real truth is. Still Totally ADD
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  Former2free bio and intro

  by former2free in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  oh where to begin i am a born in witness witness mother and father and grandparents though only 2 of the 4. i was born in the early 80’s and immediately my parents faced the blood transfusion issue course in their minds at the time it wasn’t an issue it was not gonna happen.

  i don’t wanna go into too much detail but fortunately it worked out well as is evidenced by my writing of this back story.

  i had the usual spiritual goals that most witness children have i got baptized at 13 then i started running mics and doing sound and giving more talks.

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  Good job son good job. What this all about dating girls in middle school? LOL. I did the same thing. We are so happy to have you back. Talk to you later. Still Totally ADD
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  Apostate - what does the word mean to you?

  by Tallon in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  over a period of time i got to thinking - what does the word 'apostate' mean to me.

  having given it some thought, this is my view;.

  the org has given the word its own definition and basically use it to demonise people and consider them pariahs.. however, the jw meaning of 'apostate' is a mere word and only has power if recognised as such.

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  The word apostate at one time scare the crap out of me. Even when I first left I came to realise I was a apostate and had to cope with what that meant to me. My wife keep telling me all I did was to leave my former belief. Now this word means very little to me now except to show how the wt. uses it as a sledge hammer to keep their faithful inline. Words can be powerful tool and the word apostate for the wt. is it biggest gun. Still Totally ADD
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  Great news!

  by Half banana in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  it's a case of two down and one to go.

  my darling daughter has announced to the extended family that she has left jehovah's witnesses!

  deep joy!.

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  My wife and me know the feeling. Congratulations. So happy for you. Enjoy the moment. 🤗🤗🤗😊 Still Totally ADD
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  How many child molesters do you personally know of in the J.W's?

  by karter in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  were are they now and what position are they in.. lets do a running count.. c.o.b.e was interfering with his daughter,d.f,reinstated died in good standing.. branch oveersear multiple young children d.f,reinstated in good standing.. publisher interfeared with small child in the k.h d.f not sure were he is.. publisher sexually abused 3 relatives no action taken in good standing.. current elder raped his sister years ago little action taken was not an elder at the time.. publisher sexualy abused young girl d.f,reinstater now in good standing.. m.s multiple young girls d.f,died trying to get reinstated.. so thats 7.. karter..

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  I remember talking to a CO about this years as ago and he told me the wt. only knew about five cases. I told him I must know all of those cases. He stop the conversation and walk away. So here is my list.

  1. Four elders

  2. One teenager male

  3. Three men who never served but one did pioneered full time.

  4. Three women

  This was all central FL except for one which was in central IL. Looking at this list has given me a moment of reflection on how bad it is. The time period is early 1960's to 2009. Still Totally ADD
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  Healing & Rebuilding Your Life - Feedback Wanted

  by jp1692 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i have been invited to speak at an international cultic studies association workshop this fall.

  i could use your help in focusing on my presentation subject.. these workshops are for former members of any cult or other high-control, authoritarian group, not just jehovah's witnesses.

  last year, i spoke at one of their larger conferences in europe.

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  jp what a wonderful thing you are doing. Wish i could be there to listen to what you have to say. I will be interested to hear how it turns out. Sorry no ideas on what to talk about it was pretty much covered. Good luck on your workshop. Still Totally ADD. PS. One thought the fear of using certain words that were considered wrong to used such as the word Luck. Take care.
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  Is There Life After Death

  by Brokeback Watchtower in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  i think this is a well developed discussion, of ian stevenson's work in investigating people's past lives claims.

  it's a little long.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0attm9hgcdw.

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  As was said when you die you become part of the Earth and sense the Earth is a living organism you continue to nourish the Earth and become part of the living Earth. Since in one way you continue to live. Maybe the question should be is there a seperate part of you a spirit if you will that is conscious after you die. Still Totally ADD